Welcome to Schwimmschule Knechtli

 

 

New Crab Courses starting September 2, 2025 at Rialto

 

You can now book the new Crab Courses on Tuesday afternoons at the Rialto indoor pool via our website. The courses begin on September 2, 2025, and take place weekly.

 

 

Knechtli Swimming School – Crab Courses

 

 

 

Courses from August 2025 Now Online

 

You can now book our courses for the second semester of 2025 on our website.

There are still some seats available.

 

Swimschool Knechtli Basel - Our Courses by Divisions

 

 

FloatFit HIIT and Yoga Classes at Rialto – Starting September 1, 2025

 

                                                           

 

 

The innovative workout on water – exclusively on Mondays between 7:10 PM and 9:10 PM.
Until the autumn school holidays, each course includes 4 weekly sessions.

 

HIIT: 7:10–7:40 PM

Yoga: 7:40–8:10 PM

HIIT: 8:10–8:40 PM

Yoga: 8:40–9:10 PM

 

Our experienced yoga and fitness instructor blends power, endurance, and balance into a truly unique training experience.
Pro tip: Book two consecutive sessions – enjoy the full energy of HIIT followed immediately by deep relaxation in Yoga. Plus, get a CHF 15 discount.

 

Contact us today to secure your spot – no obligation!


Swimschool Knechtli Basel - Overview FloatFit course

 

 

Water Polo Workshop for Girls

 

For interested girls aged 10 to 16, WSV Basel is offering water polo workshops at the St. Jakob outdoor pool. More information can be found on the flyer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancellation Insurance for Courses

 

You can insure your courses against illness, accidents, etc., with Allianz Travel Switzerland. Insurance is the responsibility of the customer.

We will not refund missed lessons. Please see our terms and conditions.


Here you can find a product flyer

 

 

 

Press Release Aqua-Fitness in Basel Aktuell 08.2024

 

 

 

 

Your personal user account on our homepage

 

We have pushed ahead with the digitalization of our homepage and have set up new functions for this purpose. You can set up a user account on our homepage, where you can see the dates of booked courses at any time, find an overview of invoices, report absences, manage address and contact details independently and have many other functions.

 

 

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

 

 

Certification for aqua fitness courses

 

We are pleased to inform you that our Aqua-Fit & Aqua-Gym courses are still certified by qualicert. You can find more information here.

 

 

 

We are looking for YOU!


You have joy in the water and can also convey this? Then we can offer you the following: We are looking for a dedicated instructor for our parent-child and children's swimming courses to strengthen our team of instructors. We offer modern employment conditions, internal training and job shadowing and an attractive salary. You have a strong sense of responsibility. You are able to lead professional lessons for groups of 6 - 10 participants.able to work under pressure. You have a sound knowledge of German and English.


We are a leading, renowned, family-run swimming school in Basel with over 49 years of teaching experience in the water. We playfully and competently teach babies and toddlers, children, teenagers, adults and seniors in the Basel region. We have more than 60 dedicated trainers who have a contemporary, pedagogical and professional basic and safety training. We run almost 350 courses in no less than 16 indoor pools in Basel and the region.
Our guiding principle can be described simply and aptly: "Weightless and playful water experience-LIFE for every generation".


Do you want to become a part of our passion? Then apply by email: info@knechtli.com

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

 

 

Opening hours office

 

You can reach us by telephone at the following times:

 

Monday to Fiday:        08:00 - 12:00 h

 

Outside the opening hours you are welcome to send us an E-mail to: info@knechtli.com. We will take care of your request as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

Our course program:

 

Choose your fitting swimming course out of our nine categories - from parent-child-courses to aqua-cycling.

 

Swimming courses for children at the Schwimschool Knechtli

 

In our courses the children learn the swimming strokes crawl,  back- and breaststroke. The basic of these swimming techniques are taught in the courses crab to ice bear. The advanced courses whale to dolphin can be continued seamless and lay the focus on each of the swimming strokes separately.

We recommend that children should start the swimming courses at the age of 4-5.

 

Locations

 

You can find the Schwimmschule Knechtli at 16 locations in and around Basel. To get an overview of all the locations please click here

 

Trainer

 

Our familial team of 60 emplyees has been characterized by competence and reliability over many years. The continuing education and our kindness are self-evident! Every course is held by an experienced trainer and represents our high approach towards quality.  Go and see for yourself!  An overview of the trainer and the courses you can find here.